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The accidents of my life have given me the ability to make stories in which different parts of the world are brought together, sometimes harmoniously, sometimes in conflict, and sometimes both - usually both. The difficulty in these stories is that if you write about everywhere you can end up writing about nowhere. ↗

— Salman Rushdie

#about #accidents #both #brought #conflict

Actually ideas are everywhere. It's the paperwork, that is, sitting down and thinking them into a coherent story, trying to find just the right words, that can and usually does get to be labor. ↗

— Fred Saberhagen

#coherent #does #down #everywhere #find

My guide had a copy of Palestine on my last trip to Gaza. He'd bring it out and show people what I was trying to do. That usually went over pretty well. ↗

— Joe Sacco

#copy #gaza #guide #had #i

What is called good society is usually nothing but a mosaic of polished caricatures. ↗

— Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

#caricatures #good #mosaic #nothing #polished

I go through periods, usually when I'm editing and shooting, of seeing only old films. ↗

— Martin Scorsese

#films #go #i #old #only

Well, I think in my own work the subject matter usually deals with characters I know, aspects of myself, friends of mine - that sort of thing. ↗

— Martin Scorsese

#characters #deals #friends #i #i think

In quoting of books, quote such authors as are usually read; others you may read for your own satisfaction, but not name them. ↗

— John Selden

#books #may #name #others #own

Shooting clay targets is a very cleansing experience. It's very relaxing. It takes a lot of concentration. It's also very social, since you're usually shooting with friends. You can talk and forget about almost anything else that's on your mind. ↗

— Tom Selleck

#almost #also #anything #clay #cleansing

Childhood is a tricky business. Usually, something goes wrong. ↗

— Maurice Sendak

#childhood #goes #something #tricky #usually

The things most people want to know about are usually none of their business. ↗

— George Bernard Shaw

#business #know #most #none #people